Ptosis
What is breast ptosis?
Downward displacement of breast on chest wall
This type of mastopexy is typically used for mild ptosis and small volume correction
What is crescent or periareolar mastopexy?
Which pedicle should be avoided in young patients who hope to breastfeed and maintain nipple sensation following their breast reduction?
Superior pedicle
Superior pedicle has increased risk to poor breast feeding potential becasue NAC is based on dermal rather than dermoglandular tissue
Glandular tissue is present in the subareolar region and the nipple and breast project as a single mound
Which stage of development is this?
Stage 2
Free 100 points
Free 100 points
This classification system grades breast ptosis based on nipple position relative to the IMF
What is the Regnault classification?
Which mastopexy technique is commonly used for grade II Ptosis?
Wise pattern mastopexy
This ligamentous structure contributes to breast support and is often stretched in ptosis?
What is coopers ligaments?
Which muslce is always defiecent in patients with Poland syndrome?
Sternal head of Pec major
What mastopexy technique is commonly used for Grade III ptosis?
Delayed mastopexy
What surgical procedure is commonly performed to correct breast ptosis?
What is mastopexy?
Describe tuberous breast deformity.
Deficient breast development in vertical and horizontal dimensions.
Constricted, narrow breast base
High inframammary fold
Breast parenchyma herniation into the areola resulting in disproportionately large areola
This pedicle technique is commonly used for large reductions due to its reliable blood supply?
Inferior pedicle
This artery is a branch of the internal thoracic artery, provides the main blood supply to the medial breast.
What is the main internal mammary artery?
What are 2 common complications with inverted T scar mastopexy technique ?
Scar deformities and recurrent Ptosis
In this grade of ptosis, the nipple lies at the level of the IMF ?
What is Grade 1 ptosis?
What mastopexy technique is commonly used for patients with pseudoptosis?
Inframammary fold wedge excision.
When marking the new nipple position for bilateral breast reduction, where should the nipple be vertically postioned
Pitanguy's point on the anterior breast. The point at which the IMF level is transposed to the anterior breast.
What is the blood supply to the breast parenchyma?
Branches of IMA
Lateral thoracic artery
Thoracodorsal artery
intercostal perforators
thoracocromial artery
Which ducts carry milk from the lobule to the nipple
Lactiferous ducts
The term is used when the nipple points downward and lies below the contour of the breast?
What is grade III ptosis?
Patients with mild to moderate ptosis should receive what mastopexy technique?
Vertical scar mastopexy
What is believed to cause hypermastia?
An altered response to circulating estrogen
What is blood supply to NAC?
NAC receives both parenchymal and subdermal plexus blood supply
This lymphnode is found between pec major and minor muscles. It is biopsed in breast cancer staging
What is Rotter's nodes